Psychodidae
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Psychodidae, also called drain flies, sink flies, filter flies,[1] sewer flies, or sewer gnats, is a family of true flies. Some genera have short, hairy bodies and wings, giving them a "furry" moth-like appearance, hence one of their common names, moth flies.[1] Members of the sub-family Phlebotominae, which are hematophagous (feed on blood), may be called sand flies in some countries, although this term is also used for other unrelated flies, such as horse flies (Tabanidae) and no-see-ums (Ceratopogonidae).
There are more than 2,600 described species worldwide, most of them native to the humid tropics. This makes them one of the most diverse families of their order.[2] Drain flies sometimes inhabit plumbing drains and sewage systems, where they are harmless, but may be a persistent annoyance.[3]
Life cycle
The larvae of the subfamilies Psychodinae, Sycoracinae and Horaiellinae live in aquatic to semi-terrestrial or sludge-based habitats, including bathroom sinks,[4] where they feed on bacteria and can become problematic. The larvae of the most commonly encountered species are nearly transparent with a non-retractable black head and can sometimes be seen moving along the moist edges of crevices in shower stalls or bathtubs or submerged in toilet water. The larval form of the fly is usually between Template:Convert long, and is shaped like a long, thin, somewhat flattened cylinder. The body lacks prolegs, but the body segments are divided into a series of rings called annuli (singular is annulus). Some of these rings will have characteristic plates on the dorsal side. The larval thorax is not significantly larger than the abdomen, giving the larvae a more "worm-like" appearance than those of most aquatic insects.
In some species, the larvae can secure themselves to surfaces of their environment using "attachment disks" on their ventral side. Like mosquito larvae, they cannot absorb oxygen through water, and instead breathe via a small dark tube (a spiracle) on their posterior end — they must regularly reach the surface to obtain oxygen. The larval stage lasts for between 9 and 15 days, depending on species, temperature, and environment. There are four instar stages.[3][5][6] In small numbers, the larvae are sometimes considered beneficial, as their strong jaws can cut through the hair and sludge waste in drains which might otherwise form clogs. However, unless this sludge layer is removed entirely, the adult flies will continue to find it and lay more eggs.
While the biting midges also have larvae that have no prolegs and which also have attachment disks, the larvae of the netwinged midges can be distinguished from those of the moth fly by the multiple deep lateral constrictions of the latter.[5]
The pupal stage lasts between 20 and 40 hours. During this stage, the insect does not feed, but stays submerged near the water surface, still breathing through a spiracle, and soon metamorphoses into an adult fly, which bursts through a seam in the pupal casing and emerges onto the water's surface.
The adults are half as long as the larvae, but are much broader in appearance, with a pair of hairy wings held pitched-roof-like over the body. The wings have the most elementary venation of any of the Diptera, having little more than a series of parallel veins without crossveins.
The adults are typically nocturnal, though they orient themselves around lights and may appear to be attracted to light and odors. They are erratic fliers, and are often seen walking or running rapidly as well as taking flight.[7] They are most active at night, but may also be seen during daylight, or near windows, lights, or illuminated display panels.[8]
The adults live for about 20 days, during which they will breed only once, often within hours of emerging from their pupal casings. Females will lay their eggs (between 30 and 100) just above the water line inside moist drains. Within 48 hours these eggs hatch into drain worms, the larval form.[9]
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Psychodidae SEM top view
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Psychodidae SEM rear view
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Psychodidae SEM view from left
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high resolution SEM image of Psychodidae (drain- or moth flies), front view
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high resolution SEM image of Psychodidae (drain- or moth flies) whiskers segments
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high resolution SEM image of Psychodidae (drain- or moth flies) leg
Health effects
The drain flies which are commonly found in bathrooms, Clogmia albipunctata, are not known to carry any human diseases, but have been known to be an opportunistic agent of myiasis. However, the subfamily of Phlebotominae does feed on blood with the ability to transmit (tropical) diseases, and Sycorax silacea can transmit microfilaria.[10] Inhalation of insect fragments may cause asthma.
Taxonomy
This family has seven subfamilies that contain more than 2600 described species.[11][12]
- Horaiellinae Enderlein, 1937[13]
- Horaiella Tonnoir, 1933[14]
- Template:ExtinctProtohoraiella Curler, Krzeminski & Skibinska, 2019[15] Burmese amber, Myanmar Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)
- Bruchomyiinae Alexander, 1921[16] - selected genera:
- Alexanderia Wagner & Kvifte, 2018[17] (Oriental)
- Boreofairchildia Wagner & Stuckenberg, 2016[18] (Americas)
- Bruchomyia Alexander, 1921[16] (South America):
- Eutonnoiria Alexander, 1940[19] (Central Africa)
- Laurenceomyia Wagner & Stuckenberg, 2016[18] (South America)
- Nemopalpus Macquart, 1838[20]
- Notofairchildia Wagner & Stuckenberg, 2016[18]
- Template:ExtinctHoffeinsodes Wagner, 2017 Baltic amber, Eocene
- Template:ExtinctPalaeoglaesum Wagner, 2017 Burmese amber, Myanmar
- Phlebotominae Rondani, 1840
- Australophlebotomus Theodor, 1948
- Bichromomyia Artemiev, 1991
- Brumptomyia França & Parrot, 1921 (Mexico to South America)
- Chinius Leng, 1985 (2 species: China, Thailand)
- Dampfomyia Addis, 1945
- Template:ExtinctDatzia Stebner et al., 2015 (Burmese amber, Cenomanian)
- Deanemyia Galati, 1995[21]
- Evandromyia Mangabeira, 1941[22]
- Edentomyia Galati, Andrade-Filho, da Silva & Falcão, 2003 (Brazil)
- Expapillata Galati, 1995[21]
- Hertigia Fairchild, 1949
- Idiophlebotomus Quate & Fairchild, 1961
- Template:ExtinctLibanophlebotomus Azar et al., 1999[23] Lebanese amber Early Cretaceous (Barremian)
- Lutzomyia França, 1924 (North and South America)
- Template:ExtinctMandalayia Stebner et al., 2015 (Burmese amber, Cenomanian)
- Martinsmyia Galati, 1995[21]
- Template:ExtinctMesophlebotomites Azar et al., 1999[23] Lebanese amber, Barremian
- Micropygomyia Barretto, 1962[24]
- Migonemyia Galati, 1995[21]
- Nyssomyia Barretto, 1962[24]
- Oligodontomyia Galati, 1995[21]
- Template:ExtinctPalaeomyia Poinar 2004 Burmese amber, Albian [25]
- Template:ExtinctPhlebotomites Stebner et al., 2015 Lebanese amber, Barremian, Burmese amber, Cenomanian
- Template:ExtinctPhlebotoiella Solórzano Kraemer and Wagner 2009 Cambay amber, India, Eocene
- Phlebotomus Rondani& Berté, 1840 (Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia)
- Pintomyia Costa Lima, 1932
- Pressatia Mangabeira, 1942[26]
- Template:ExtinctProtopsychodinae Stebner et al., 2015
- Template:ExtinctProtopsychoda Azar et al., 1999[23] Lebanese amber, Barremian
- Psathyromyia Barretto, 1962[24]
- Psychodopygus Mangabeira, 1941[27]
- Sciopemyia Barretto, 1962[24]
- Sergentomyia França & Parrot, 1920 (Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia)
- Trichophoromyia Barretto, 1962[24]
- Viannamyia Mangabeira, 1941[28]
- Warileya Hertig, 1948 (Central and South America)
- Template:ExtinctProtopsychodinae Stebner et al., 2015
- Template:ExtinctDatzia Stebner et al., 2015 (Burmese amber, Cenomanian)
- Template:ExtinctMandalayia Stebner et al., 2015 (Burmese amber, Cenomanian)
- Template:ExtinctProtopsychoda Azar et al., 1999[23] Lebanese amber, Barremian
- Psychodinae Newman, 1834[29]
- Abcharis Tkoc and Jezek, 2013 (= Notiocharis Eaton, 1913, preoccupied) (Australia)
- Alloeodidicrum Duckhouse, 1990 (Australia)
- Arisemus Satchell, 1955
- Atrichobrunettia Satchell, 1953
- Australopericoma Vaillant, 1975
- Balbagathis Quate, 1996
- Bazarella Vaillant, 1961
- Berdeniella Vaillant, 1976
- Boreoclytocerus Duckhouse, 1978
- Breviscapus Quate, 1955[30]
- Brunettia Annandale, 1910
- Clogmia Enderlein, 1937[13]
- Clytocerus Eaton, 1904
- Didicrum Enderlein, 1937[13]
- Epacretron Quate, 1965
- Eremolobulosa Duckhouse, 1990 (Australia)
- Eurygarka Quate, 1959
- Feuerborniella Vaillant, 1974
- Gerobrunettia Quate & Quate, 1967
- Lepimormia Enderlein, 1937[13]
- Lepidiella Enderlein, 1937[13]
- Lobulosa Szabo, 1960
- Maruina Müller, 1895 (Americas)
- Template:ExtinctMatuna Stebner and Solórzano Kraemer 2014 Mexican amber, Miocene
- Template:ExtinctMegapsychoda Azar and Nel 2002 Crato Formation, Brazil, Early Cretaceous (Aptian)
- Mormia Enderlein, 1937[13]
- Neoarisemus Botosaneanu & Vaillant, 1970
- Template:ExtinctPaleopsychoda Azar et al., 1999[23] Lebanese amber, Barremian, Jordanian amber, Albian, Taimyr amber, Russia, Albian
- Panimerus Eaton, 1913
- Template:ExtinctParalibanopsychoda Azar and Nel 2002 Lebanese amber, Barremian
- Paramormia Enderlein, 1937[13]
- Parasetomima Duckhouse, 1968 (South America)
- Paratelmatoscopus Satchell, 1953 (Australia)
- Pericoma Haliday, in Walker, 1856
- Peripsychoda Enderlein, 1937[13]
- Philosepedon Eaton, 1904 (Europe, North and Central America)
- Pneumia Enderlein, 1937[13] (= Satchelliella Vaillant, 1979)
- Psychoda Latreille, 1796
- Rotundopteryx Duckhouse, 1990 (Australia)
- Saraiella Vaillant, 1981
- Setomima Enderlein, 1937[13]
- Stupkaiella Vaillant, 1973
- Template:ExtinctSuccinarisemus Wagner, 2002 Mexican amber, Dominican amber, Miocene
- Szaboiella Vaillant, 1979
- Telmatoscopus Eaton, 1904
- Thornburghiella Vaillant, 1982
- Threticus Eaton, 1904
- Tinearia Schellenberg, 1803
- Tonnoiriella Vaillant, 1982
- Trichopsychoda Tonnoir, 1922
- Ulomyia Walker, 1856 (= Saccopterix Haliday, in Curtis, 1839, preoccupied)
- Vaillantodes Wagner, 2002 ( = Vaillantia Wagner, 1993, preoccupied)
- Template:ExtinctWightipsychoda Azar 2019 Bembridge Marls, United Kingdom, Priabonian
- Sycoracinae Jung, 1954
- Aposycorax Duckhouse, 1972
- Template:ExtinctPalaeoparasycorax Stebner et al., 2015 (Burmese amber, Cenomanian)
- Parasycorax Duckhouse, 1972
- Sycorax Haliday, in Curtis, 1839
- Trichomyiinae Tonnoir, 1922
- Template:ExtinctAxenotrichomyia Azar et al., 2015 Burmese amber, Cenomanian
- Template:ExtinctEatonisca Meunier, 1905 Baltic, Bitterfeld amber, Eocene
- Template:ExtinctEotrichomyia Meunier Oise amber, France Eocene (Ypresian)
- Trichomyia Haliday, in Curtis, 1839
- Template:ExtinctXenotrichomyia Azar et al., 2015 New Jersey amber, Late Cretaceous (Turonian)
- Incertae sedis
- Template:ExtinctBamara Stebner et al., 2015 Burmese amber, Cenomanian
- Template:ExtinctCretapsychoda Azar et al., 1999[23] Lebanese amber, Barremian
- Template:ExtinctEochaoborites Hong, 2002 Fushun amber, China, Ypresian
- Template:ExtinctEophlebotomus Cockerell, 1920 Lebanese amber, Barremian, Charentese amber, France, Cenomanian, Burmese amber, Cenomanian
- Template:ExtinctLiassopsychodina Ansorge, 1994 Green Series, Germany, Early Jurassic (Toarcian)
- Template:ExtinctLibanopsychoda Azar et al., 1999[23] Lebanese amber, Barremian
- Template:ExtinctMesopsychoda Brauer et al., 1889 Cheremkhovskaya Formation, Russia, Toarcian
- Template:ExtinctProtopsychoda Azar et al., 1999[23] Lebanese amber, Barremian
- Template:ExtinctTanypsycha Ansorge, 1994 Green Series, Germany, Toarcian
- Template:ExtinctTriassopsychoda Blagoderov and Grimaldi. 2007 Cow Branch Formation, North Carolina, Late Triassic (Norian)
- Template:ExtinctXenopsychoda Azar and Ziadé, 2005 Lebanese amber, BarremianTemplate:Div col end
See also
References
Further reading
- Quate, L.W. & B.V. Brown (2004). "Revision of Neotropical Setomimini (Diptera: Psychodidae: Psychodinae)". Contributions in Science, 500: 1–117. BioStor. Script error: No such module "doi"..
- Vaillant, F. (1971). "Psychodidae–Psychodinae". In: E. Lindner, ed. Die Fliegen der Paläarktischen Region, 9d, Lieferung 287: 1–48.
- Young, D.G. & P.V. Perkins (1984). "Phlebotomine sand flies of North America (Diptera: Psychodidae)". Mosquito News, 44: 263–304.
External links
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- ↑ Schulz-Stübner, Sebastian, et al. "Psychodidae (Drain Fly) Infestation in an Operating Room." Infection control and hospital epidemiology 36.3 (2015): 366-367.
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